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Old 02-10-2011
Issue in echo
Hi Friends,

I am trying a very simple thing to print through bash shell scripting using echo but failing. My script is-
Code:
A=Abha
B=Biha
C=2011
D=5
echo " The name is $A_$B$C0$D"

It should print-
Code:
"The name is Abha_Biha201105"

but it's printing something else. Is my script wrong? What will be the correct one?

Thanks,
Naresh
Last edited by Scott; 02-10-2011 at 06:22 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 2  
Old 02-10-2011
You need to separate the variable name A from the _, and C from the 0
Code:
echo " The name is ${A}_$B${C}0$D"

This goes whenever a variable name joins with other characters which would also form a valid variable name.
Last edited by Scott; 02-10-2011 at 06:34 AM..
# 3  
Old 02-10-2011
Many many thanks, it worked fine now.:-)
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